NEW ULM—Helen Mary Pagel, age 99, of New Ulm, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery, Soldiers ...

SLEEPY EYE—Cheryl A. Blank, age 75, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – NORTH Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery and a ...

SPRINGFIELD—Rosemary Pankratz, age 79, of Springfield, MN died on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at her home in Brookville Township. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN and will continue on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. ...

FAIRFAX—Marilyn Erna Spaude, age 95, of Fairfax and formerly of Gibbon passed away peacefully on July 15, 2026. A private family service will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon with Pastor Steven Bauer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Minnesota Valley ...

NEW ULM—Marion M. Scharf, age 84, of New Ulm died Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Ulm. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Scott Oelhafen officiating. Burial will ...

COLUMBUS, NE—Leo J. Csukker, age 89, of Columbus, Nebraska, formerly Fairfax, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026, at his home in Columbus. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Fairfax with interment in the church ...